Recovering scraps from the cutting edge: Avant-gardes and the shape of the theater. A flexible theater project for Dallas (Texas)

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dc.contributor.advisorGammard, Elysabethen_US
dc.creatorWashburn, Niall Quinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:05:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:05:08Zen_US
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.description.abstractAn architecture thesis in two parts: Part I examines the social and technical forces which shaped theater buildings in Europe and the United States. Physical relationships between audience and performer are shown to be central in understanding the changing form of theater buildings. Part II proposes a new model for flexible theater structures. It is a design to house the Dallas Theater Center's alternative performances. The design is informed by historical models and rooted in the imperatives of the audience-performer relationship. This combination historical analysis and design project seeks to critique the methodology of the avant-garde and reconsider the built elements that vanguard theater movements use and discard. The goal is to create a renewable theater building that can workably accommodate urges toward change.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ARCH. 1996 WASHBURNen_US
dc.identifier.citationWashburn, Niall Quin. "Recovering scraps from the cutting edge: Avant-gardes and the shape of the theater. A flexible theater project for Dallas (Texas)." (1996) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14032">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14032</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2914en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/14032en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectTheateren_US
dc.subjectArt historyen_US
dc.titleRecovering scraps from the cutting edge: Avant-gardes and the shape of the theater. A flexible theater project for Dallas (Texas)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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